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yíhuìr

一会儿yíhuìryíhuìr
a while
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Usages of yíhuìr

门mén　被bèi　她tā　关guān　上shàng　了le，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　了le　一会儿yíhuìr。mén bèi tā guān shàng le, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le yíhuìr.
The door was closed by her; I waited outside for a while.
你nǐ　先xiān　休息xiūxi　一会儿yíhuìr，　我们wǒmen　还hái　有yǒu　一些yìxiē　时间shíjiān，　然后ránhòu　我们wǒmen　继续jìxù　学习xuéxí。nǐ xiān xiūxi yíhuìr, wǒmen hái yǒu yìxiē shíjiān, ránhòu wǒmen jìxù xuéxí.
Rest for a while first; we still have some time, then we’ll continue studying.
我wǒ　家jiā　在zài　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　北běi　边bian，　去qù　公司gōngsī　要yào　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě　一会儿yíhuìr。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
在Zài　火车站huǒchēzhàn　跟gēn　朋友péngyou　说shuō　再见zàijiàn　的de　时候shíhou，　她tā　先xiān　哭kū　了le　一会儿yíhuìr，　后来hòulái　又yòu　笑xiào　了le。Zài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　睡shuì　一会儿yíhuìr。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng shuì yíhuìr.
After work I want to sleep for a while.
下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　他tā　不bù　想xiǎng　一直yìzhí　上网shàngwǎng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　玩wán　一会儿yíhuìr　游戏yóuxì，　让ràng　自己zìjǐ　不bù　那么nàme　累lèi。xiàbān yǐhòu, tā bù xiǎng yìzhí shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng wán yíhuìr yóuxì, ràng zìjǐ bù nàme lèi.
After work, he doesn’t want to be online all the time; he just wants to play games for a while so he won’t be so tired.
下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　不bù　想xiǎng　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　上网shàngwǎng，　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　公园gōngyuán　踢tī　一会儿yíhuìr　足球zúqiú。xiàbān yǐhòu wǒ bù xiǎng zài fángjiān lǐ shàngwǎng, zhǐ xiǎng zài gōngyuán tī yíhuìr zúqiú.
After work I don’t want to go online in my room; I just want to play soccer in the park for a while.
她tā　每天měitiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　都dōu　画画huàhuà　一会儿yíhuìr，　希望xīwàng　有yǒu　一天yìtiān　别人biéren　会huì　叫jiào　她tā　画家huàjiā。tā měitiān xiàbān yǐhòu dōu huàhuà yíhuìr, xīwàng yǒu yìtiān biéren huì jiào tā huàjiā.
Every day after work she draws for a while and hopes that one day people will call her a painter.

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